Crime & Safety
Denver Shootings: 2 Men Shot, 1 Dead
Two men were shot early Monday morning and taken separately to hospitals, where one died, police said.
DENVER, CO -- Two men were shot in a southwest Denver neighborhood early Monday morning, and one has died, according to Denver police. Police said the incident happened in the 2600 block of South Grove Street, but they were also investigating a related report of shots fired in the 3000 block of West Yale Avenue.
Both men were taken by private vehicles to area hospitals, where one was pronounced dead, police said.
Local TV news stations reported a person was brought to Swedish Hospital with gunshot wounds around 4:45 a.m. The truck in which one victim was shot and then transported to the hospital was reported stolen out of Aurora. Officers did not release information about any suspect, but were searching for a blue Chevy Tahoe, police said.
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Update: Monday a.m. death investigation now considered a homicide. 2 men were shot in 2600 block S. Grove St. Both men taken separately by private cars to hospital where 1 pronounced deceased. No suspect info. Please call @CrimeStoppersCO with any info. https://t.co/T0b18WIyB4
— Denver Police Dept. (@DenverPolice) March 12, 2018
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